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diddly

noun did·dly \ ˈdi-dᵊl-ē , ˈdid-lē \

Definition of diddly

slang
: diddly-squat

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Examples of diddly in a Sentence

  1. He helped us a lot, but she didn't do diddly.

  2. that jerk doesn't know diddly about half the things he spouts off about

First Known Use of diddly

1964

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